Los Luceros, NM

Census Place

2024 Population

1,136

US Senator

Martin Heinrich

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ben Ray Luján

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

44.3

13.6% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

3.35%

78% 1-year decrease

2021 Median Household Income

$51,488

16.9% 1-year growth

2020 Median Property Value

$96,900

Population & Diversity

Los Luceros, NM is home to a population of 1.14k people, from which 76% are citizens.

As of 2024, 24% of Los Luceros, NM residents were born outside of the country (273 people).

In 2024, there were 1.73 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (677 people) in Los Luceros, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 391 Other (Hispanic) and 66 White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

76%

2024 Citizenship

83.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 76% of Los Luceros, NM residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Los Luceros, NM was 83.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Los Luceros, NM compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Los Luceros, NM

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
677 ± 426
Other (Hispanic)
391 ± 439
White (Non-Hispanic)
66 ± 94

94%

Hispanic Population

1.07k people

94% of the people in Los Luceros, NM are hispanic (1.07k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Los Luceros, NM as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Mexico.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
126,568 ± 8,470 people
Philippines
6,950 ± 2,043 people
Germany
4,158 ± 1,582 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Mexico was Mexico, the natal country of 126,568 New Mexico residents, followed by Philippines with 6,950 and Germany with 4,158.

Foreign-Born Population

24%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

273 people

16.2%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

123 people

As of 2024, 24% of Los Luceros, NM residents (273 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Los Luceros, NM was 16.2%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Los Luceros, NM compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Economy

The economy of Los Luceros, NM employs 579 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Los Luceros, NM were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (133 people), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing (109 people), and Construction (101 people), and the highest paying industries were Other Services Except Public Administration ($17,262) and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($16,059).

Employment

Occupations

579

2024 Value

± 298

40.9%

1 Year growth

± 56%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Los Luceros, NM grew at a rate of 40.9%, from 411 employees to 579 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Los Luceros, NM, are Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (204 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (101 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (97 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Los Luceros, NM.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Mexico.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New Mexico (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

579

2024 Value

± 298

40.9%

1 Year growth

± 56%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Los Luceros, NM grew at a rate of 40.9%, from 411 employees to 579 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Los Luceros, NM, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (133 people), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing (109 people), and Construction (101 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Los Luceros, NM, though some of these residents may live in Los Luceros, NM and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$40,025

Median earning men ± $52,245

$44,784

Median earning women ± $16,140

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($17,262).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are .

Housing & Living

The median property value in Los Luceros, NM was $96,900 in 2020, which is 0.291 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $97,500 to $96,900, a 0.615% decrease. The homeownership rate in Los Luceros, NM is 83.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Los Luceros, NM have an average commute time of 32.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Los Luceros, NM is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$96,900

Median Property Value 2020

±$70,669

$311

Median Property Taxes

±$197

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Los Luceros, NM the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Los Luceros, NM compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$51,488

Median Household Income

± $40,041

374

Number of Households

± 220

In 2021, the median household income of the 374 households in Los Luceros, NM grew to $51,488 from the previous year's value of $44,031.

The following chart displays the households in Los Luceros, NM distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Los Luceros, NM is from New Mexico.

0.46

2024 Wage GINI in New Mexico

0.462

2023 Wage GINI in New Mexico

In 2024, the income inequality in New Mexico was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.506% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Mexico was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in New Mexico in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New Mexico across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (66.6%)
Carpooled (22.9%)
Worked At Home (10.1%)

In 2024, 66.6% of workers in Los Luceros, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (22.9%) and those who worked at home (10.1%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

32.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Los Luceros, NM have a longer commute time (32.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Los Luceros, NM have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Los Luceros, NM compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Los Luceros, NM distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Los Luceros, NM have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.35% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Los Luceros, NM (38 out of 1.14k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 65 - 74, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Los Luceros, NM is Two Or More, followed by Hispanic and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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